BIOL 345 - Human Health & the Environment

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Other Course Attribute(s): LASC, LAUP

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 110 or BIOL 130 or BIOL 220 or BIOL 230
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

A consideration of environmental issues as they relate to human health. Topics include human population growth, natural resources, current environmental problems, and sustainable living.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Describe patterns that relate human health to human population growth, natural resources, and environmental problems.
Decide upon changes to our lifestyles that can mitigate the impact of these matters on human health.
Develop a plan to make our healthcare system sustainable.
Treat each other with respect in course interactions.
Find, read, comprehend, and cite primary scientific literature, and evaluate the reliability of other types of sources of information.